The distance from the rails to the edge of the channel is the same for the box drain, but the amount of floor opened up is less because the drain starts in the center and widens below grade.

As a general rule, I am not a fan of box drains in all but the dirtiest locations in a winery, because box drains are open trenches that are terrible to keep clean enough in the indoor parts of the winery.

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